The Washington critic., 1887-09-06
ENERGY AND THRIFT.
The Leading Business Houses of
the National Capital.
The Washington MARKET Com pnny aud

carry on the Work. subsequently, Matthew
q. Emery (then Mayor, A. X. Shepherd,
william Il. Chandler, IIalet Kilbourn, N.
q. Ordway, i. Il. Ticker, Fisher a. Hill
dreth and their associates reorganzcd the
corporation, subscribed the frat install.
ment, 100000, aud Ia 1871 commenced the
work Of building the new, spacious market.
The market bulldogs now cover about
three acres Of ground, and many Thousand
pereous do business on market days Ia aud
around these buildings.
The recent mechanical retrigerstinc plant
and cold.storgge improvements increases
the capacity for these purposes more than
three hundred thousand cubic feet. This
space, situated In the upper stories Of these
spacious buildings, Is easily reached by
seven elevators situated in different parts
Of the buildings, giving easy access to the
upper or cold storage rooms. These rooms
have been insulated in u most thorough
manner with non-odorous lumber, with
view Of avoiding any taint to products
stored there by coming In contact with the
wood Each room has heavy wrought-iron
piping So arranged upon the walls that
when the refrigeTating machinery Is In
motion cold salt brine is constantly forced
through these pipes until any temperature
desired Is secured.
Certain rooms arc designed for freezing
meats, fish, etc, so sOlidly that they can be
kept for several months iu u perfectly
frozen condition. These freezing rooms re-
Quire temperature Of from II to is degrees
Fahrenheit while the preserving rooms 10
tended TO simply chill and hold IN that con
dition all Of the meat sold upon the benches
IN the market aud In the small markets aud
stores around the town, are kept at a tem-
perature Of from 90 to 40 degrees Butter,
eggs, fruits, vegetables and every descrip
tiOn Of perishable goods are kept at little
higher but al even temperature. and are
thus preserved in perfect condition.
In many OF these rooms small racks or
crates have been put up, which embrace
from 100 to 500 cubic feet OF cold air, These
are rented out by the month or by the year,
and have doors, so that the persons leasing
them can lock them up aud keep In perfect
security whatever they put therein, These
small compartments arc especially adapted
for the use Of hotel-keepers, grocerymeo
aud marketmen, and are very convenient
for whatever supplies families choose to
purchase in the fall or winter for summer
use.
The advantages Of cold air produced by
the circulation of clean cold brine through
heavy iron pipes placed around room over
cold air from melting Ice are numerous.
The dsmpness absorbed by an ordinary ice
chest or refrigerator takes with II every
odOr or faint coming from anything which
has been stored 10 II and retains It in the
wood, besides leaving sort OF coll sweat
or slime upon meat aud certain other pro-
duets. Any impurities or elements Of dls-
ease floating 10 the water, which Is i'm
prisoned In the ice for several months, be
comes a hundred fold more dangerous when
liberated by the meltsge of the ice, while
the clean cold air produced by the brlne
circulation purilies the chamber or room aud
leaves It thoroughly dry.
THIS large cold storage plant put In by
The Market Company viii largely increase
The supply of provisions and sill kinds Of
products In the city, and will ultimately
make Washington supply point for quite
a circle Of country around the city. The
cost OF the cold air Ia less than that pro-
duced by fee, even In the hot weather, and In
the cooler season, when 1t does not take as
much coal to run the heavy mlchinery aud
pumps, the storage rooms Will be used for
ordinary storage at a very moderate rate,
while everything stored there Will be kept
at a perfectly even temperature.
John "A. Prescott.
The real estate transactions OF any city
are q sure criterion by which one can judge
the prosperity of that city. II prices seem
| to he low and are at standstil or declin-
| ing, no shrewd, careful buyer Will invest;
| but ii on tho contrary, they are high and
| going higher, If the holders adhere closely
| to the asking price and are not particularly
anxious to sell, any Investment is good.
| Nashngton, without a doubt, is city
where Cupital can be invested with the ut
most surety of large profit. Prices have
been, and are now rapidly on the rise, and
fortunes have been made iu the past year
aud still more will be made In the one now
approaching
10 those who wish to purchase homes or
TO invest surplus capital rs speculation II
| is OF the greatest Importance to ascertain
who is responsible dealer and who has
upon their list the best bargains. The sub.
| iect of this sketch, Mr. john y. Prescott, Is
native of New Hampshire, but mas resided
here since 1862, being for many years EN-
ployed 10 the Treasury Department While
Mr.. p. was In the employ Of the Govern
ment he was connected with several build
ing associations, being secretary and treas
uTer OF Federal Association No. 2, aud the
| Serial, and in these he obtained the conf
dence and respect OF those with whom be
was thrown In contact In 1881 he Gstab
llshed his present business at his present
location, No. l4l6 + street, and has com
mRndCd an immense business from the best
class OF real estate trade In the city. ni'
long experience and capability place him IN
the front rank Of dealears In the District
Corson & Mccartney.
The firm above mentioned, bankers, al
l419 street Glover Building, commenced
business In 1885 at their present location
having the FIRST floor 3OXllO feet in size
fitted especially to meet the demands o.
their business Mr. John w. Corson, th,
senior member OF the firm, IA native o.
Iowa, coming to- the city IN 1868, and hii
always beon connected with the line o
business he now carries on, his first cXpe
reuco being ubtairgd with the well-knowI
firm u Jay Cook & co. Mr.. Maclrtney 4
u uptive OF Maryland, came here in lS1
aud is prominent meubpr OF the New
YORK stCcK Exchange. Before emDtrHiu.
In this business DC WAS, fnr several years
assistant secretary 1f the Wl.hluslon Ga
Company,
Tie hrm receives dcpo.ils suhlyct q
check al sight, buy Wr sell Government
State, municipal und rallrnh aoguy,
lies on COWmi- ION, collect drlffs
notes, diyiurud-, etc. They have pCvlt
wires direct 20 their Nov York, Pbilale
phin, baltimore nud Boston correspondents
aud trwsact general banking husIuasi
The financial uutlOpk Is better ior tu
future ilan It has hteH in tgp past, 4nl %
business resumes activity THIS ,irm will uu
d"uh.uily receive "a ibrgo share ot tine 70.
trouulc they 80 JUSTLY dgacyc.
Tho rosoInm,
WHsb'rgtun is wen represented with re
tauJauis, luuch-rJum-, etc gud qromluer
among them s.Arus the ahoyo-uauel dr=
clsss establishment The lace ybarh
LoEytam, well known TO tl,, erguou, Ne
Yorl,, Saratoga and Buffalo as popul.
, lost, made % hDs ifr't Hofs to establish q
From the day Of It's opening IL has bca
, conceded an excellence rarely attliue
, Local eplaurcs as well as strangers u,.
made II IMuIr hrMnnmarLnr. flr tho sa-..